SINANO

What SINANO does

SINANO (Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics) is a government research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), established in 2008 and headquartered in Suzhou Industrial Park, China. The institute focuses on fundamental and applied research in nano-science and nano-technology, with 501-1000 employees across multiple specialized research centers including the Vacuum Interconnected Nano-X Research Facility (Nano-X), the Printable Electronics Research Center (PERC), the International Laboratory for Adaptive Bio-nanotechnology (i-LAB), and the Key Laboratory of Nano-devices and Applications.

Its core technology platform is Nano-X, described as the world's largest multifunctional nano-research platform, which integrates material growth, device fabrication, and characterization/testing under a single ultra-high vacuum environment through 100-meter pipelines connecting 30 pieces of equipment in its first stage, with planned expansion to 500 meters connecting 100+ pieces of equipment. The facility received 320 million RMB in initial funding in 2014 with a planned total investment of 1.5 billion RMB. Notable research outputs include the first InGaN-based superluminescent diodes monolithically grown on silicon substrates, Li-CNT composite anodes for Li-O2 batteries, CT/bioluminescence dual-modal imaging for stem cell tracking, and infrared stealth materials.

As a state-owned research institute, SINANO does not operate on a commercial revenue model. Research activities are funded through government grants, CAS allocations, national research programs, and international collaborations. The institute serves academic and research institutions globally through visiting scientist programs, hosts major annual symposiums including Flex China (since 2010) and CHInano, and has established strategic partnerships with institutions in France, Finland, Germany, the UK, the USA, Spain, and Australia. SINANO also plays a standards-setting role through Prof. CUI Zheng's chairmanship of the SEMI-FlexTech Flexible Electronics Committee in China.

Name

SINANO

Legal name

Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Website

https://english.sinano.cas.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SINANO is a Chinese Academy of Sciences research institute in Suzhou that operates the world's largest vacuum-interconnected nano-research facility (Nano-X), advancing nano-science, nano-bionics, and printed electronics through government-funded research programs and international collaborations.

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Product category

Nanotechnology Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in Nanotechnology (541713), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Nano-science research
• Nanotechnology platforms
• Flexible printed electronics
• Ultra-high vacuum research
• Bio-nanotechnology

Headquarters

HQ city

Suzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SINANO is a government research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences that operates advanced nanotechnology research facilities. Its primary offering is the Vacuum Interconnected Nano-X Research Facility (Nano-X), the world's largest multifunctional platform integrating material growth, device fabrication, and characterization/testing under a single ultra-high vacuum environment. The institute also operates the Printable Electronics Research Center (PERC), the International Laboratory for Adaptive Bio-nanotechnology (i-LAB), and the Key Laboratory of Nano-devices and Applications, providing shared research infrastructure, collaborative R&D, and technology transfer for academic and industrial partners.

Product overview

SINANO (Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) is a research institute operating several specialized research facilities and laboratories rather than a commercial product company. Its core offerings include the Vacuum Interconnected Nano-X Research Facility (Nano-X), a world-class multifunctional nano-research platform integrating material growth, device fabrication, and characterization under ultra-high vacuum; the Printable Electronics Research Center (PERC) focused on flexible and printed electronics; the International Laboratory for Adaptive Bio-nanotechnology (i-LAB); and the Key Laboratory of Nano-devices and Applications. The institute provides advanced technical research services, facilitates international scientific collaborations, and hosts visiting researchers and seminars in nanotechnology and nano-bionics.

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Products and services

• Vacuum Interconnected Nano-X Research Facility (Nano-X) The world's largest multifunctional research platform for nano-science and nano-technology, integrating state-of-the-art material growth, device fabrication, and characterization/tests under one ultra-high vacuum environment. Features 100-meter UHV pipelines connecting 30 pieces of equipment in its first stage, with ultimate capacity for 500 meters of pipelines connecting over 100 pieces of equipment.
• Printable Electronics Research Center (PERC) A research center dedicated to printed and flexible electronics technology development, focusing on printable displays, organic light-emitting devices, smart tags, microfluidic chips, and roll-to-roll printing technologies. Works with industries on technologies with potential for industrialization and commercialization.
• International Laboratory for Adaptive Bio-nanotechnology (i-LAB) A laboratory focused on adaptive bio-nanotechnology research, hosting international scientists and conducting collaborative research programs in bio-nanotechnology applications.
• Key Laboratory of Nano-devices and Applications A national-level key laboratory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences dedicated to nano-device research and applications, including GaN-on-Si technologies and related semiconductor research.
• Near Ambient Pressure XPS/STM Combined System A customized system from SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH featuring near ambient pressure scanning tunneling microscopy (NAP-STM) and near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) combined system, capable of working in pressures up to 100 mbar and temperatures up to 500°C, vacuum-connected through an MBE chamber.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully developed first InGaN-based multiple quantum wells SLD monolithically grown on silicon substrates with 98% degree of polarization
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Fritz-Haber Institute of Max Planck Society (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2019Prof. Hans-Joachim Freund, former director and winner of CAS President's International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists, visited SINANO. Prof. Freund is a renowned catalysis researcher with extensive collaboration history in model catalyst research.
• ALLOS Semiconductors GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 28 March 2019Dr. Atsushi Nishikawa, CTO of ALLOS Semiconductors GmbH, visited Key Laboratory of Nano-devices and Applications and Nano-X facility. ALLOS is an international IP licensing and developing company for GaN-on-Si patents and technology.
• Jean Lamour Institute (France)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2018Sino-French Seminar on Vacuum Interconnected Technology and Researches held in Suzhou. Cooperation includes student exchanges, sharing samples and research data between the two large-scale UHV interconnected facilities. Jean Lamour Institute has vacuum-interconnected system 'the Tube' similar to Nano-X, with 23 pieces of equipment connected through 40 meters of linear UHV tubes.
• VTT Technical Research Center (Finland)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2018VTT is the largest technology research institute in Finland with over 2000 researchers. Prof. Harri Kopola visited Printable Electronics Research Center (PERC) at SINANO. Both sides identified significant collaboration opportunities due to similar work and development strategies focusing on industrialization and commercialization of printed electronics.
• Columbia University (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2018Prof. Oleg Gang from Columbia University visited SINANO and gave seminar on Programmable Nano-Systems. Prof. Gang leads research in DNA-encoded nano-objects and programmable nano-architectures.
• SEMI-FlexTechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2017SEMI-FlexTech established Flexible Electronics Committee in China at Suzhou Institute. Prof. CUI Zheng, PERC's Director, was elected as the Committee's first Chairman. SEMI is the world's largest semiconductor industry association and FlexTech promotes flexible technology.
• University of Glasgow (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2017Prof. David R.S. Cumming, head of School of Engineering at University of Glasgow, visited SINANO for one week and was appointed as distinguished fellow of CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI). Cooperation in biosensing, CMOS technology, and nanophotonics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CSEM: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology; closely comparable as a publicly funded applied research institute covering micro/nanoelectronics, system integration, and biomedical domains with industrial partnership revenue model.
• Imec: World-leading independent nanoelectronics and digital R&D center headquartered in Belgium; shares SINANO's model of operating shared, state-of-the-art nanofabrication and characterization infrastructure for academic and industrial users at the most advanced nodes.
• CEA-Leti: French micro/nanoelectronics R&D institute of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA); offers directly analogous shared-research-infrastructure model serving semiconductor, biomedical, and energy applications through industrial partnerships.
• AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology): Japan's largest public R&D organization covering electronics, materials, energy, and life sciences; comparable to SINANO as a multi-disciplinary national institute operating shared research infrastructure with industrial partnership focus.
• Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society: Germany's Max Planck Institute for surface chemistry and catalysis research; named as a SINANO strategic partner via Hans-Joachim Freund, with overlapping nano-catalysis and materials research on surface and interface phenomena.
• National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Japan: Japan's flagship government materials research institute operating shared national research infrastructure for nanotechnology, with structurally analogous mission to SINANO's multiple integrated national-level key laboratories.
• National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST): Beijing-based sister CAS institute also focused on nanoscience and nanotechnology research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences; the most structurally identical peer within SINANO's own parent system, with overlap in nanomaterials, nanodevices, and nanobiology focus areas.
• Jean Lamour Institute: French materials research institute that operates a vacuum-interconnected system ("the Tube") with 23 pieces of equipment connected through 40 meters of linear UHV tubes — explicitly cited as SINANO's twin platform and compared in the source data, making it the most directly comparable global peer.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Finland's largest applied research institute with 2,000+ researchers; named as a SINANO strategic partner with overlapping industrialization and commercialization focus in printable electronics, structurally similar as a government-backed applied research entity.

Regional players

• CSIRO: Australia's national science agency; listed as a SINANO partner via Prof. Doojin Vak's i-Lab lecture on perovskite/organic photovoltaics, structurally similar as a government-funded national applied research institution but with a fundamentally broader multi-domain scientific mandate than SINANO's narrower nano focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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